New page not showing on navigation menu

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  cuplet · Member · Nov 20, 2011 at 4:31 pm

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  I created a new page this morning, and although I can edit it in my dashboard, and can preview it, and have created a customer header for it, it is not showing on my navigation menu. I’m not sure why this is. Could it be because this new page is still in draft and hasn’t been published yet? As I’ve only just started creating this website, I don’t want to publish anything until I’ve worked out the kinks. Can anyone help?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  airodyssey · Member · Nov 20, 2011 at 4:36 pm

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  Could it be because this new page is still in draft and hasn’t been published yet?

  Yes.
  By default, header tabs will display all published pages, but you can customize them via the menu option:

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  cuplet · Member · Nov 20, 2011 at 4:41 pm

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  ok, so if i publish the draft page, then i should see it on the nav menu? but if i publish, doesn’t this mean that my website will be viewable online? i’m not ready for it to go live yet, and i’m worried if i publish this page, it will send a tweet out to my followers directing them to my website, but i don’t want that to happen just yet.

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  airodyssey · Member · Nov 20, 2011 at 5:02 pm

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  If you are talking about Publicize via Twitter, that only covers posts, not pages.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/publicize/#troubleshooting (first item)

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  cuplet · Member · Nov 20, 2011 at 5:21 pm

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  thanks so much for your help. its my first attempt at blogging, and i’m just so anxious about the word “publish”! I have OCD and I really didn’t want anything to go live without me having sorted everything out first. however, with your help, i have published the draft page and can now see the new page in the nav menu. and, just to be on the safe side, i have also deactivated the “publicize to twitter” function for my posts, until i’m absolutely ready for my followers to see what i’ve been up to :)

  Thanks again, you have sorted out a query that I have been trying to work out all day!

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  cuplet · Member · Nov 20, 2011 at 5:50 pm

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  any ideas on how i can set the nav menu to be on the left hand side of the screen, instead of the right?

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  airodyssey · Member · Nov 20, 2011 at 5:53 pm

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  any ideas on how i can set the nav menu to be on the left hand side of the screen, instead of the right?

  It looks like you have the Custom Design upgrade, right?
  (I can barely recognize the Bueno theme)
  I suggest you create a new topic under the CSS Forum.